'Music in Pictures' brightens visits to hospital

Published: Monday, April 15, 2013 at 06:16 AM.

Patients have something to brighten their outlook these days when visiting
Sacred
Heart
Hospital
on the
Emerald
Coast
.

On the hospital's second-floor landing near the elevators hangs 328 original pieces of artwork created by children from 14 different
Walton
County
schools.

Every piece of artwork is each child's individual visual interpretation of listening to French composer Camille Saint-Saens's "Circus of the Animals."

The venture is part of Rosemary Beach Foundation's "Music in Pictures" in conjunction with Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast's Arts in Medicine program.

This is the second year for RBF's Music in Pictures, which began in 2012.

All
Walton
County
schools were invited to participate and educators received their teacher’s manuals and musical CDs in September 2012. The 1,300 participating students studied the composer and his musical style then listened to six selections from "Carnival of the Animals." Students were asked to interpret one or more of the selections in a piece of artwork.

Patients have something to brighten their outlook these days when visiting SacredHeartHospital on the EmeraldCoast.

On the hospital's second-floor landing near the elevators hangs 328 original pieces of artwork created by children from 14 different WaltonCounty schools.

Every piece of artwork is each child's individual visual interpretation of listening to French composer Camille Saint-Saens's "Circus of the Animals."

The venture is part of Rosemary Beach Foundation's "Music in Pictures" in conjunction with Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast's Arts in Medicine program.

This is the second year for RBF's Music in Pictures, which began in 2012.

All WaltonCounty schools were invited to participate and educators received their teacher’s manuals and musical CDs in September 2012. The 1,300 participating students studied the composer and his musical style then listened to six selections from "Carnival of the Animals." Students were asked to interpret one or more of the selections in a piece of artwork.

The musical adventure produced visual interpretations of "The Royal March of the Lion," "The Aviary," "The Aquarium," "The Kangaroo," "The Elephant," and "The Swan."

Students turned in their work Jan. 9. The pieces were judged by a panel comprised of artists and musician and special awards were dispensed in age-group categories for gold and silver during an awards ceremony at Rosemary Beach.

A panel of judges selected 12 grand-prize winners based upon the interpretation of the music.

"It was wonderful," said art teacher Constance Rogers of ButlerElementary School. "People came from as far away as Mossy Head to be a part of this and we had more schools participating this year."

Rogers had 33 students participating this year in grades 1-4.

And even though all listened to the same music, most interpreted what they heard differently. Several focused on the beautiful and graceful swans in the music, and several felt moved by the mighty lion or triumphant elephant. But whichever piece was drawn, all compel passersby to stop and admire the renditions put down on paper by the students.

This year, the exhibit is taking a small tour, spending March at businesses in Rosemary Beach and hanging in Wells Fargo bank branches. It will grace the halls of SacredHeartHospital on the EmeraldCoast through April 28, at which time it will be moved to the Coastal Branch Library and at the BayouArtsCenter.

AND THE WINNERS ARE:

The art was submitted to Rosemary Beach Foundation in January 2013, and a panel of judges selected 12 grand prize winners based upon the interpretation of the music.